2004 Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Belicoso

[jrfoxx]

Country of Origin: Dominican Republic

Wrapper Color: Colorado Maduro

Wrapper type: Cameroon

Filler: Dominican

Binder: Dominican

Vitola: Belicoso

Humidimeter Reading: 62%

Environment:

Temperature: 88 degrees

Humidity: 27%

Wind: 4mph


A 5.37x52 Belicoso with a medium textured, veiny, toothy wrapper, smooth, medium length cap, firm bunch and very visible seams, and overall somewhat attractive appearance.

A razor sharp, even burn, medium sized conical coal, mottled white, very strong ash, and a perfect draw.
(Image doesn't really do the ash justice)


Excellent smoke volume and a faint, but fragrant aroma.

Of excellent richness, generous body and flavor, medium strength and perfect balance of herbal, woody and floral flavors and a medium finish of wood and light floral flavors.

No sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, or saltiness and just a very light burn on the tongue.

Of excellent character and overall excellent cigar with a final score of 94 out of 100.


Yet another @Ljutic excellent aged nc.
No idea why his turned out so well 90% of the time.
Bruce and I briefly discussed it, and he did nothing really different beyond providing a stable, proper storage conditions with the possible exception of leaving shrink wrapped boxes in the shrink wrap, which I don't believe most people do, but that would only account for a fairly small fraction of his cigars I would think.


I friggin love cigars

[Ljutic]

A long time personal favorite since added to the Don Carlos line. This very well could be my desert island cigar.

RE: Storage you left out luck. I think that probably played a role as well.

[jrfoxx]

A long time personal favorite since added to the Don Carlos line. This very well could be my desert island cigar.

RE: Storage you left out luck. I think that probably played a role as well.

Yeah, they are my favorite too.
Was cool to try a well aged one for comparison.

Honestly, other than mellowing out a bit, nothing seemed any different, except the appearance of new ones is a bit better.

The cellophane noticeably lacked any yellowing, so it must have retained all its oils.

I friggin love cigars